The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-13
RIVER NEWS,


..e Boats.
The Courier is this mornings packet for
Parkersburg.
The Gen. Pike and City OF Veyay are
back in the Cincinnati and Madison trade.
The George Matheson, John G. Fisher
and John Walton OF the coal tow boat
fleet are working their way towards Pitts.
burgh. t','5
There arc Sl2 loaded barses Of coal in
the Kanawha waiting to come out When
ever there shall be sufficient rise to LET
them out. -a.,a
The Jim Gilmore, which passed up Fri.
day, got part Of her tow aground at Short
Creek, and at last accounts two or three
barges wero still resting there.
The river commenced to fall Yesterday
about noon and receded slowly during the
afternoon. Last evening the marks indi-
Gated four feet seven inches in the chan.
mel.
The Abner O'Neal having been relieved
by the @. w. Bachelor from the Pitts.
burgh trade, at least for time, has 1e.
sumed her place in the old s,eubenvile
trade. ...,...-.
The Katie stockdsle ia announced to
leave Tor Cincinnati from this point TO.
day. She loft Cincinnati for Pittsburgh,
but is unable to gst up any further on this
stage Of water.
The W. W. O'Nsil, the monster Pitts.
burSh and New Orleans tow boat, with a
big tow OF emptiea in tow, has had to 10
to bank again. This time she is hid up at
Duck Creek, This steamer is having a
long and weary time Of it getting back to
Pittsburgh.
The handsome U. s. beacon light steam.
OF Lily left Cincinnati Saturday evening
With q double crew on board, tho ides
being to lose no time in getting the liphts
between there and Pittsburgh in good
condition for winter before the river falls
again or is closed.
The reports from above last night were
SIS follows: Pittsburgh, s feet II inches
and stationary above Davis Island dam 4
feet inches and stationary below the
dam; Rice's Landing, 3 feet 10 inches
and stationary; Brownsville, 4 feet 2
inches and stationary; Lock No. 4, & feet
8 inches and stationary; Greensboro, s
feet and stationary.
The @. W. Bachelor is once more aaoat
and will be here this morning to leave on
her old hour, ? o'clock, for Pittsburgh.
While on the ways she has bsen repaired
from Htern to stem in the most approved
and substantial manner and ia to-day AZ
trim and stapnSh craft as floats, New
paint has been used in the repairing and
assisted wonderfully in the brighten
ing up. ~
Wordreceivod from Farkerabure tells ola
serious accident that befell the Benton Nc
Millin, the first steamer through for Gin
cinnati for si1 months, which left here
laat Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon,
whom about sl4 miles below Parkerahurs,
in endeavoring to pasa the big towbost VI.
w. O'Neill, Bhe ran aground. The current
swung her around againat the head Of the
O'Neill.. The McMllin had both the t,unps
and lower guards mashed, tho main b 90
cheir sgo4en, and u lot Of freight was
badly damaged. Loss about ST, 900.
The seven bsrges and their contents be-
longing to the Barnard'a tow ard which
sank on tho BELMONT bar oppoeite this
city, laat Saturday morning were owned
ny Meesfs: Richardson and Cramer, Of
>srkersburg. The bsrges were valued ut
s.. 500 and the $4,000 bushels OF coal thew
held at about 81 500. The James Gilmore,
which followed the Barnard, has managed
to save two OF her aunken barges and the
coal from tho third. The seven bsrpes
loat by the Barnard will be hard to To-
cover. Tho one that sunk in the channel
has already been broken up and driited
out. Pc ~
The new Wheeling and Parkeraburc
packet "Ben Hur," made her frat appea,o
ance hero yesterday morning en- route te
Pittsburgh with q big special trip. SIR
will return In time TO enter her rdcula.-
trade between here and Parkersburp to
morrow morning. The steamer ia owned
by the company that has been running
and controlling the Elaine and Courier IN
this trade; they will withdraw the Elaine
and put tho Ben Hur in her place. The
Elaine will DO put into towing trade
with the Barnard, which Ia owned BY this
sams company The Ben Hur WAS built
by ": 9. Knox, Of Harmar, o., and ia
beautifully modelled for elegance and
speed. Her, machinery WIS furnlshed by
Robertson & Mcdonnell, Of Harna.. der
dimensions arc as follows: 1875 feet long,
with q S0-ioot benin and q 1.foot hold.
Her engines are l6inch cylinder, with q
81 loot stroke, Indicating considerable
power for 90 small q scat. Cant.
Fred Kimble 10 In command, and Ed
Dunn and Jeesle Oramer are first and sec.
ond clerks respectively. Henry Kraft and |
Dick Cramer are her pilots and Ed Markg ]